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MARTINEZ: I HOPE TO KNOCK IN 6 OR 7

"Maravilla" MartŪnez: I hope to knock in 6 or 7

"I look for the top of the top...Without dreams I would have never achieved anything...There is no chance in my career and my life. Everything is the consequence of sacrifice and work". Sincere words like these are pronounced time after time by the always cordial and agreeable Sergio "Maravilla" MartŪnez, the Argentine WBC Diamond and Emeritus Champion. Just as sincere as those he articulated some seconds later: "I dream of being the number one pound for pound. It is my dream since I was an amateur fighter. To achieve that I have to fight with the best."

While awaiting for his match on Saturday, in which he will face the Englishman Darren Barker in Atlantic City, the best middleweight in the world and one of the top three in the world pound for pound ranking, had time to expatiate with NotiFight.com. Despite his accomplishments and the accolades, the man born in Quilmes does not forget his signature humbleness.

With the gentleness and ease that characterizes him, and with his mind totally set in the match against the undefeated Barker (23-0, 14 KOs), "Maravilla" (47-2-2, 26 KOs) spoke about his upcoming challenges, his potential rivals, and what he still wants to achieve in this sport. He left no topic untouched.

But first things first: Barker on Saturday. Again, the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City will feature him as the main star. The same scenario that hosted two fights against Paul Williams, who arguably received the greatest knockout in decades, and witnessed the boxing lesson he gave to Kelly Pavlik. After punishing the Ukrainian Serhiy Dzinziruk in Mashantucket, Connecticut, MartŪnez returns to what is becoming his adoptive home. The same place that foreshadows a "Noche de Maravilla" - a night of wonder-.